R605--OVID LWW High Impact PoP: 6/22/2026 - 6/21/2027

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration has awarded a firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of the OVID LWW High Impact Collection, a commercial off-the-shelf web-based electronic subscription to full-text journals, to be made available enterprise-wide across the VHA healthcare system. The contract, issued under solicitation number 36C77626Q0199 and set aside exclusively for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, covers a base period of performance from June 22, 2026, through June 21, 2027, with an option to extend for up to six additional months. Access to the resource must be provided via IP address validation with no restrictions on the number of simultaneous users, ensuring full and immediate access from any web-enabled device within the VHA network, including remote users connected through VPN. The contractor is required to comply with Section 508 accessibility standards, deliver usage reports at the IP and enterprise level, provide full-text PDFs with mobile compatibility, and offer responsive customer support with a two-business-day response time. All technical requirements are evaluated on a strict pass/fail basis under a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable evaluation methodology, with award going to the offeror meeting all criteria at the lowest price. The awarded value is $1,091,880, and payment will be made electronically in arrears upon subscription activation through EFT as mandated by VAAR 852.232-72. The contractor must maintain compliance with SDVOSB subcontracting limitations, restricting non-SDVOSB costs to no more than 50% of total allowable costs for services, and must retain documentation for audit purposes. All submissions were required to be sent electronically to specific VA email addresses, and the contract includes clauses for extended services, security prohibitions, restrictions on subcontractor sales, and incorporation by reference of commercial item terms. There is no designated COR or COTR listed, and contract administration is handled directly by the Procurement Contracting Officer at the Department of Veterans Affairs in Independence, Ohio, with all invoicing conducted electronically through the VA’s designated system.